Kat Gray, with the Forest Service, held up a sprig with pine cones. “Lodgepole pine cones need fire to open up their fresh healthy cones and release the seeds,” she said. “We're mimicking ...

Lodgepole pine and jack pine rely on the pulse of flame through their crowns to melt away the waxy bond that holds their cones closed; their seeds then fall to fresh ash below, where they can take ...

It’s native to western pine forests, especially lodgepole and ponderosa forests, where it normally lives in relatively small numbers, killing a tree or two here and there. It’s been normal too ...

Less massive than its companions, Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy) forms a wondrously symmetrical cone ... over wide areas. Lodgepole pine came from ...

For instance, ponderosa and lodgepole pines contain toxic elements and should be ... Perhaps you might even be inspired to make your own pine cone jam using your foraging knowledge. Read the original ...

Humans can eat seeds from certain pine cones like Sugar Pine, Western White Pine, Longleaf Pine, Red Pine, and Pitch Pine. However, it’s best to avoid eating seeds from Ponderosa Pine, Yellow Pine, ...

(The Center Square) – The state of Wisconsin wants your pine cones. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced it is buying both white and red pine cones by the bushel.

Locals are being tapped to collect pine cones in an effort to store seeds to re-grow forests before wildfires destroy natural ...

If you're pining for a fall activity, these pine cone crafts are fun for kids and adults alike! Not only are they cute and creative, but they're so fun to make. The best part is that you can ...

The pine cones will then close up in the water. 3. Shake off the excess and pop them in the oven to bake for approximately 90 minutes, but keep checking on them to make sure they don’t burn.

HELENA, Mont. — On Sept. 15, dry pine needles littered the forest floor, forming a beige blanket over charred soil. Insect chatter echoed through the woods while a woodpecker pounded the trunk ...

The film is about the journey of a person and is narrated in three parts from the lens of the protagonist: when he is a teenager, when he is 28 years old, and finally when he is 38. The three ...